Has anyone cycled the courses that the Gran Fondo are being held on in May?

I'm fairly new to cycling but fancy a challenge. I've found information here - http://www.facebook.com/battleontheborder but would be great to get some advice from some cyclists who have either entered before or can offer info on the courses they've mapped out.

It's my local area, so i ride the various roads regularly. All these roads aree great and easy to ride, though I suspect the large groups that an organized event bring create more hazard than I get riding alone. Generally, I find people very considerate though I did have a guy towing a caravan shave me yesterday half way up a hill. He clearly did not want to slow down on the hill. The main Expressway is a great ride. Wide safe and fast. Have they put Tomewin back in this year ? I saw they excluded it last year.

Ken Ho wrote:It's my local area, so i ride the various roads regularly. All these roads aree great and easy to ride, though I suspect the large groups that an organized event bring create more hazard than I get riding alone. Generally, I find people very considerate though I did have a guy towing a caravan shave me yesterday half way up a hill. He clearly did not want to slow down on the hill. The main Expressway is a great ride. Wide safe and fast. Have they put Tomewin back in this year ? I saw they excluded it last year.